#AF5252#AF5252

#AF5252 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.122 H 21.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF5252
RGB	rgb(175, 82, 82)
HSL	hsl(0, 37%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(0, 53%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.1%, 53.1%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.66, 37.94, 18.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.66, 42.10, 25.68°)
OKLab	oklab(55.47% 0.1133 0.0454)
OKLCH	oklch(55.47% 0.122 21.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.2212, 15.7603, 9.8528)
Luminance	0.1576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF5252 #52AFAF

analogous

#AF5280 #AF5252 #AF8052

triadic

#AF5252 #52AF52 #5252AF

tetradic

#AF5252 #80AF52 #52AFAF #8052AF

square

#AF5252 #80AF52 #52AFAF #8052AF

split-complementary

#AF5252 #52AF80 #5280AF

monochromatic

#5C2B2B #863E3E #AF5252 #C27C7C #D6A6A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#AF5252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#AF5252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF5252

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF5252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF5252	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676351

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7650

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE4453

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af5252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 82, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.122 21.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8582',
    500: '#af5252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af5252;
$custom-light: #cb8582;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af5252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 36.759,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55471,
    "c": 0.12203,
    "h": 21.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15758
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF5252

secondary

#9AC3C3

accent

#CDCD5B

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFEE

border

#D3CAC9

text

#140B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF5252

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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